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Winter Quinoa & Wild Rice Salad

08 Feb 2017

This colour-popping, vitamin-fuelled, anti-oxidant and protein-packed salad is guaranteed to be a big hit on any buffet table. With its hearty wholesome ingredients, it’s also the perfect salad for winter – when you might not feel like a big bowl of plain chopped veg! It would also be ideal …

Braised Red Cabbage with Chestnuts

21 Dec 2016

This delicious sweet and sour cabbage is a quick and easy side dish, with chestnuts added for an even tastier version of the classic “cooked red cabbage”. It pairs perfectly as a side dish to chicken or turkey, or even a vegetarian nut-roast or veggie burgers, for a healthy, hearty …

Tropical Mango Energy Balls

21 Sep 2016

Looking for the perfect snack to have on hand to satisfy those mid-afternoon munchies or late-night sweet cravings? These all-healthy Tropical Mango Energy Balls are just the thing! Naturally sweet, decadent, filling and delicious, you wouldn’t believe that they’re also super-healthy and all-natural, too! They’ll also make …

The Food Effect Greek Salad

14 Sep 2016

As I’ve been on a roll with The Food Effect Skinny Chicken Salad Deluxe and my Tuscan Style Tuna Bean Salad, (both of which proved extremely popular), I thought I’d get one more salad recipe in (for now!) to round out the trio – while the sun’s …

Tuscan-Style Tuna Bean Salad

30 Aug 2016

Following on from the popularity of The Food Effect Skinny Chicken Salad Deluxe, here’s another great salad to make on summer days when you don’t want to be stuck in the kitchen for hours slaving over a hot stove, or putting things in and out of a hot …

Spices Galore

29 Jun 2016

Spices have played an important part in both the history of food and trading. The opening up of trade routes between West and East was largely due to the demand for spices in Europe, thanks to the dual purpose they served: both enlivening an otherwise bland diet and disguising the …

Minted Mushy Peas & The New Green Toast

22 Jun 2016

I think we’ve all seen enough pictures and recipes for every variation of “Avocado Toast” you could possibly imagine. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll always be a lover and advocate of the classic Avo Toast, but in this post, toast says goodbye to avocado and welcomes peas …